Emil Zátopek

male, deceased (2000)
Czechoslovak athlete, 1952SummerOlympics, athlete, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Athlete at the 1948 Summer Olympics…Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics medalist
Emil Zátopek (September 19, 1922 - November 22, 2000) was a Czech athlete probably best known for his amazing feat of winning three gold medals in a...
Lis Hartel

Lis Hartel

female, 88 years old
Olympic silver medalist, Equestrian at the 1952 Summer Olympics, equestrianism, 1952SummerOlympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, From denmark…Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Lis Hartel (born March 14, 1921) was a Danish equestrian athlete. Hartel became the first woman in equestrianism to win an Olympic medal when she...
Dean Smith

Dean Smith

male, 77 years old
from Texas, lawman, Stunt Double, from the United States, Have gun will travel, track and field athlete…1952SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics, olympics
Finis Dean Smith (born January 15, 1932) is a former American athlete and stuntman, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1952 Summer...
Josy Barthel

Josy Barthel

male, deceased (1992)
From Luxembourg, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic competitor for Luxembourg, Stade Josy Barthel, Middle distance runner, Luxembourgian athlete…1956 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Joseph ("Josy") Barthel (born April 24, 1927 - died July 7, 1992) was a Luxembourg athlete, surprise winner of 1500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics....
Herb McKenley

Herb McKenley

male, 87 years old
Herbert ("Herb") Henry McKenley, Olympic competitor for Jamaica, 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952SummerOlympics, Relay race, Pan American Games…1948 London Olympics, Athlete at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Herbert ("Herb") Henry McKenley (born July 10, 1922) is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer...
Heikki Savolainen

Heikki Savolainen

male, deceased (1997)
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Winter War, Olympic silver medalist, Finnish, olympiad, gymnast…Gymnast at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952SummerOlympics, Gymnast at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Gymnast at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Gymnast at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Heikki Ilmari Savolainen was one of the most successful Finnish gymnasts and a two-time olympic winner. Savolainen's career as a top gymnast lasted...
Nina Romashkova

Nina Romashkova

female, 80 years old
Olympic gold medalist, from the Soviet Union, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1952SummerOlympics, Russian SFSR, Stavropol Krai…USSR at the Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Nina Apollonovna Romashkova (Ponomaryova) (Russian: Нина Аполлоновна Ромашкова (Пономарёва)) (born April 27 1929 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR) was a...
Marjorie Jackson

Marjorie Jackson

female, 78 years old
Presbyterian, coffs harbour, From Australia, From south australia, CVO, Order of the British Empire…2000 Summer Olympics, 1952SummerOlympics, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born September 13, 1931) is the Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete....
Clyde Lovellette

Clyde Lovellette

male, 80 years old (St. Louis, Missouri, United States)
University of Kansas alumni, Boston Celtics, St. Louis Hawks player, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1952SummerOlympics, St. Louis Hawks…olympics
Clyde Lovellette (born September 7 1929 in Petersburg, Indiana) is a former professional basketball player; the first basketball player in history...